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January: Losing a lovely lady
January started by losing a lovely Lady. My mother in law passed away after a long and brave battle with cancer. She was a sweet and happy lady, she was full of life and hope. She was a great mother and a great wife.
I had officially met my mother in [...]

Whenever I think of gender abuse, the first image that comes to mind is that of a man abusing a woman. It has never occurred to me to wonder about where women stand on the issue of abuse.
A couple of weeks ago, at Dardashat, we tried to explore the issue of “value systems”. Lately, I [...]

I met Nas in May 2008. I don’t remember the details, but I remember being very excited about meeting the Black Iris and I remember telling him that I admired his blog.
There is no way I could have imagined that we would end up getting married three years later! I am sure if I [...]

January: A JOB!January was a tough month. I had to join the labour force in Jordan…I turned from a free bird into one out of millions who earn their living by delivering their work through the 9 to 5 job. I suffered a severe depression all the way until March; basically, until I started appreciating [...]

It was almost a month and a half ago… I was waiting to make a turn at a U-turn… the car was not moving.I checked my rear mirror. I saw that the driver behind me was going too fast… He did not realize that the cars were not moving… last second he made a sharp [...]

I am in love with Spain! I was explaining to someone the first smell that hits you when you arrive to spain is the smell of wet earth followed by the smells of chimneys… it has been training here.
I must warn you guys that i am writing this with the most difficulty. To start with, [...]

Today, I celebrate six years of blogging. Since this blogging has been a life changing experience for me, I felt it is worth writing about.  I can’t remember the exact details of how I stumbled upon blogging… but I know that I was the seventh blogger in Jordan.  
The story goes like this:
When i started blogging I was [...]

January: GazaJanuary was tough, yet it was inspiring. I spent the whole month in the streets demonstrating for Gaza, I spent the evenings in a warehouse, packing, sorting and organizing….There was a sense of freedom in being part of all the mess. In the heart of the chaos, in the middle of the angry chants, [...]